Japan Key Passes Stats 2026
Japan Key Passes Stats 2026 - season overview
Japan are averaging 7.5 key passes per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 14.4 total key passes on average. That puts them 3rd of 13 for chances created per match among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find every Japan player's key-pass rate and create-shots hit percentage, the upcoming fixture against Brazil, and a full match-by-match log.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a created shot in the Player to Create Shots market?
A key pass or an assist. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who attempts a shot without scoring; if that teammate scores, the pass is recorded as an assist instead. Bookmakers settle create-shots lines on Opta data as the sum of both, so every chance created counts once.
Does this table include assists in the key pass numbers?
No - the table shows key passes only. Because a create-shots line settles on key passes plus assists, a Japan player's true market number is equal to or higher than what you see here. The hit rates are a conservative floor for the create-shots market.
Which bookmakers offer the create shots market?
Bet365 lists it as Player To Create Shots in its bet builder, and Sky Bet and Paddy Power carry the same market family in theirs. Lines and player coverage vary by fixture - creative midfielders and attacking full-backs are priced most often.
How does Super Sub affect create shots settlement?
At Sky Bet and Paddy Power, if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line and the substitute's chances created count towards your bet. Bet365 instead runs Sub On Play On - a player who enters as a substitute has his own bet stand, with his output counting from the moment he comes on.
Which Japan players create the most shots?
Keito Nakamura leads with 11 key passes across 9 qualifying appearances (1.22/g, 89% hit rate). The table ranks every Japan player by key passes per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes) with hit rates at the 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines and six-game form.
Where do these key passes stats come from?
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Japan fixtures in the active window for 2026. Bookmakers settle the create-shots market on Opta's count, which can differ by the odd marginal touch, so always treat the bookmaker's feed as final for settlement.
What is the create shots market?
Player to Create Shots is a bet builder market where you back a player to set up a number of shots for his teammates - typically 1+, 2+ or 3+ across the 90 minutes. Bookmakers settle it on Opta data as the cumulative total of a player's key passes plus his assists. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who then attempts a shot without scoring; if the teammate scores, that pass upgrades from a key pass to an assist. Both count towards a create-shots line, so the market is effectively a bet on chances created.
One honest note on this table: it shows key passes only. A player's create-shots number at the bookmaker is his key passes PLUS his assists, so for Japan players who register assists the table slightly understates the market line. Treat the hit rates here as a conservative floor - a player hitting 2+ key passes regularly clears a 2+ create-shots line at least as often.
Bet365 player to create shots
Bet365 lists the market as Player To Create Shots inside its bet builder, usually at 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines for the creative midfielders and full-backs in each side. Bet365's player markets run Sub On Play On rules: if your player comes on as a substitute, his bet stands and his output from the moment he enters counts in full. Use the Lineup only toggle above the table to focus the Japan numbers on players expected to start.
Sky Bet create shots
Sky Bet carries create shots selections in its bet builder and applies its Super Sub rule to player markets: if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line, and the substitute's key passes and assists count towards your bet. That makes team-level creativity - how many chances Japan generate as a side - matter as much as the individual you pick, because the line survives a substitution.
Paddy Power create shots
Paddy Power offers the same create-shots market family in its bet builder, also with Super Sub settlement - a replaced starter's line is continued by the player who comes on for him. As with any player market, settlement follows the bookmaker's official data feed (Opta), so a marginal touch that our data logs as a key pass will almost always match, but the bookmaker's count is the one that settles the bet.
How to use this table for create shots bets
Start with the hit percentage at your line: step the table between 1+, 2+ and 3+ key passes and read how often each Japan player has cleared that number per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes). The Match grid view shows the raw counts game by game - green cells mark matches where the player hit the active line - and the form dots track his last six.
The Super Sub toggle folds substitutes' key passes into each starter's fixture cells, mirroring how Sky Bet and Paddy Power settle. It also points at a structural edge: books price a starter's line on his per-90 output, while Super Sub rules quietly add his replacement's output on top - so at those books, lines on players in high-rotation positions are slightly better than they look. Pair the hit rates with the chances created per game number and the over/under dials below before building the leg.
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Japan player key passes rates
| Player |
Position |
Apps |
Key passes |
Per game |
1+ hit rate |
| Yuito Suzuki | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Keisuke Goto | attacker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 100% |
| Satoshi Tanaka | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Yuki Soma | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Shunsuke Saito | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Keito Nakamura | attacker | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 89% |
| Daichi Kamada | midfielder | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 88% |
| Yukinari Sugawara | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 60% |
| Takefusa Kubo | attacker | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 60% |
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | defender | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Kaoru Mitoma | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Kodai Sano | midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 50% |
| Junya Ito | attacker | 9 | 9 | 1 | 44% |
| Ayase Ueda | attacker | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Kaishu Sano | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Ao Tanaka | midfielder | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Hiroki Ito | defender | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Ko Itakura | defender | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 20% |
| Ayumu Seko | midfielder | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 14% |
| Ritsu Doan | attacker | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Zion Suzuki | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Shogo Taniguchi | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Japan key passes match by match
| Date |
Competition |
Opponent |
Venue |
Score |
Team key passes |
Opposition key passes |
Match total |
Top player |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Friendly International | Venezuela | Home | 2-1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Keisuke Goto (2) |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Friendly International | Uruguay | Home | 3-1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Keito Nakamura (2) |
| 29 Jun 2026 | World Cup | Brazil | Away | 2-1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | Daizen Maeda (1) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | World Cup | Sweden | Home | 1-1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Keito Nakamura (2) |
| 21 Jun 2026 | World Cup | Tunisia | Away | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ko Itakura (2) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | World Cup | Netherlands | Away | 2-2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Junya Ito (4) |
| 31 May 2026 | Friendly International | Iceland | Home | 1-0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | Yukinari Sugawara (4) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Friendly International | England | Away | 0-1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | Keito Nakamura (2) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Friendly International | Scotland | Away | 0-1 | 16 | 6 | 22 | Kodai Sano (3) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Friendly International | Bolivia | Home | 3-0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | Daichi Kamada (2) |
Japan key passes 2026: last 10 games
- Key passes for per game
- 8.33
- Key passes against per game
- 7.67
- Match total key passes per game
- 16
- Games
- 9
- League rank for match key passes
- 4 of 10
Japan Key passes for 2026 by venue
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 6.5 % |
Over 8.5 % |
Over 10.5 % |
Over 12.5 % |
Over 14.5 % |
| Home | 5 | 8 | 80% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
| Away | 4 | 8.75 | 50% | 50% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| Overall | 9 | 8.33 | 67% | 44% | 22% | 22% | 11% |
Japan Key passes against 2026 by venue
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 6.5 % |
Over 8.5 % |
Over 10.5 % |
Over 12.5 % |
Over 14.5 % |
| Home | 5 | 4.8 | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Away | 4 | 11.25 | 75% | 75% | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| Overall | 9 | 7.67 | 44% | 33% | 22% | 11% | 11% |
Japan Match total 2026 by venue
| Scope |
Games |
Average |
Over 14.5 % |
Over 16.5 % |
Over 18.5 % |
Over 20.5 % |
Over 22.5 % |
| Home | 5 | 12.8 | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Away | 4 | 20 | 100% | 100% | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| Overall | 9 | 16 | 67% | 44% | 33% | 11% | 0% |
Japan Team key passes 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)
| Team key passes |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Key passes / match | 8.33 | 8 | 8.75 |
| Key passes over 6.5 | 67% | 80% | 50% |
| Key passes over 8.5 | 44% | 40% | 50% |
| Key passes over 10.5 | 22% | 20% | 25% |
| Key passes over 12.5 | 22% | 20% | 25% |
| Key passes over 14.5 | 11% | 0% | 25% |
Japan Key passes against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)
| Key passes against |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Key passes against / match | 7.67 | 4.8 | 11.25 |
| Key passes against over 6.5 | 44% | 20% | 75% |
| Key passes against over 8.5 | 33% | 0% | 75% |
| Key passes against over 10.5 | 22% | 0% | 50% |
| Key passes against over 12.5 | 11% | 0% | 25% |
| Key passes against over 14.5 | 11% | 0% | 25% |
Japan Match key passes 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)
| Match key passes |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Match key passes / match | 16 | 12.8 | 20 |
| Match key passes over 14.5 | 67% | 40% | 100% |
| Match key passes over 16.5 | 44% | 0% | 100% |
| Match key passes over 18.5 | 33% | 0% | 75% |
| Match key passes over 20.5 | 11% | 0% | 25% |
| Match key passes over 22.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Japan key passes match by match 2026
AFC Asian Cup key passes table 2026: every team's key passes per game
Japan key passes against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026
| Opponents |
Games |
For per game |
Against per game |
Match total per game |
Over 18.5 % |
| Vs top six | 3 | 10.33 | 2.67 | 13 | 0% |
| Vs top half | 3 | 10.33 | 2.67 | 13 | 0% |
| Vs bottom half | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Vs bottom six | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Japan key passes per game by competition, last three seasons
| Competition |
Season |
Games |
For per game |
Against per game |
Match total per game |
Over 18.5 % |
| Friendly International | 2025 | 5 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 17 | 20% |
| WC Qualification Asia | 2026 | 8 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 13.25 | 0% |
| Friendly International | 2026 | 5 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 15.6 | 20% |
| World Cup | 2026 | 3 | 7 | 11.33 | 18.33 | 67% |
Japan next three opponents: key passes per game this season
| Kick-off |
Opponent |
Their match total |
Their key passes for |
Their key passes against |
Match total at that venue |
For at that venue |
Against at that venue |
| Sat 14 Nov 10:15 | Brazil (home) | 19 | 11.83 | 7.17 | 15.5 | 11 | 4.5 |
| Tue 17 Nov 00:00 | Paraguay (home) | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Mon 11 Jan 10:00 | Indonesia (home) | 13.25 | 4.75 | 8.5 | 12 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
Japan players with the most games of 1+ key passes 2026
Japan players with the most games of 2+ key passes 2026
Japan players with the most games of 3+ key passes 2026
Brazil key passes match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)
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